School: Cormaddyduff
- Location:
- Cormaddyduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Ní Ghiolla Sheanain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0995, Page 188
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Use me well, I am everybody, scratch my back I am nobody. (A Mirror)
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